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Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

The Tiananmen Square crackdown was in 1989 — I'll pull the evidence for you.

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happened in 1989.

•The Tiananmen Square protests were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989
•From April to June 1989, China experienced the Tiananmen Square protests, which eventually led to a military crackdown on 4 June
•Described as a series of protests and demonstrations in China in the spring of 1989 that culminated on the night of June 3–4 with a government crackdown on the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in Beijing
•The crackdown / massacre date is listed as 3–4 June 1989

Also widely referred to as the June Fourth Incident / Tiananmen Square massacre of June 4, 1989

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  1. 1archive.orgNonprofits and think tanks
    Tiananmen Square incident | Summary, Details, & Facts

    Backs: “From April to June 1989, China experienced the Tiananmen Square protests, which eventually led to a military crackdown on 4 June. Described as a series of protests and demonstrations in China in the spring of 1989 that culminated on the night of June 3–4 with a government crackdown on the demonstrators in Tiananmen…”